Vijay Sonawane

VIJAY SONAWANE Gajanan Krupa Apt A/302, Katemanivali, Rajbhar Nagar, Chinchpada Road, Kalyan (E)421306,India Contact:- /-. E-mail:- Date of Birth: 5th Jan 1975 HEADLINE Logistics, Supply chain Management and Import/ Export Professional SUMMARY I am a technically astute and industrious Logistics and Supply chain management Professional with core strengths in Logistics, Custom-House Operations, Materials Management, Imports and Freight Forwarding, Commercial Operations, Liaison & Coordination, Client Management and Team Management. I have been delivering good results during my 13+ years of experience in establishing systems & procedures for effective Import & Export management and transportation with ability to provide total Logistics solutions to ensure cost effective and smooth flow of materials. I have expertise in Logistics Operations to ensure that the product is dispatched in right quantities, to the right locations and at the right time. I am driving the purchase functions and vendor development for the products manufactured by the Group through phases of continuous improvement and intervention. I possess in depth knowledge and have demonstrated success in applying principles of bid analysis and supply chain methodology. Striking a perfect coordination with all involved agencies to ensure smooth operations, I have integrated efforts in monitoring day to day operations and ensuring that warehousing and distribution activities are carried out in accordance with policies and directives. Gifted with a creative aptitude and attention to detail, I possess a natural flair for carrying out imports and exports activities i.e. documentation, customs clearances and freight negotiations from shipping companies and transporters. I always endeavor to strive for quality & discipline towards optimizing performance and ensuring seamlessly liaising with Customs and updating all the customs related mandatory information for smooth shipment for all the consignments. Driven by the key values of leadership, innovation and responsiveness, I always ensure to implement measures for wastage control, cost rationalization and increased productivity. I have demonstrated abilities in routinely meeting logistics schedules while holding costs in check, bringing about significant reductions and deploying process improvement strategies. I have proven competencies in judiciously managing manpower and materials resources to generate maximum operational efficiency as well as capable of maintaining harmonious industrial relations to ensure hassle free logistics operations. SKILLS Supply Chain Management • Custom Clearance • Commercial Operations • Procurement • Client Servicing • Complaints Management • Material Management • Import & Export • Logistics Operations • Vendor Management • Strategy Planning • Auditing • Vendor Development • Inventory Management • Distribution Management • Warehouse Management • Inventory Control • Transportation • Quality Assurance • Negotiation Skills • Statutory/ Regulatory Compliance • Documentation• Relationship Management • Liaison & Coordination • Team Management • Sharp Analytical Skills • Leadership Skills EXPERIENCE Company Name – MPK Enterprises Pvt Ltd; Since Sep 2014 Title – Manager-Operations Description – • Responsible for maintaining Import documentation viz. coordinating with various agencies involved, filing customs documents, issuance of notices to consignees etc up to the end point of releasing Delivery order to the importer. • Ensure timely service delivery as well as collections from the clients within the stipulated credit period while managing the distribution system of the company and maintaining smooth operations across the units. • Responsible for material procurement, price negotiation, market research, as well as review and analysis of information on purchase requisitions in order to ensure that they comply with the organization's standards. Analyze user requirements, ensuring market competitiveness. • Encompass the planning & management of all activities involved in sourcing, procurement, conversion & logistics management activities. • Proactively contribute in establishing alliances with financially strong & reliable suppliers, strengthening vendor source, and developing alternate source of suppliers • Conduct Vendor analysis & vendor development for sourcing quality products. Monitoring vendors’ performance on timely deliveries, quantity, cost and quality parameters Company Name – Skytel Networks Limited; June 2013 – Aug 2014 Title – Senior Executive -Supply Chain Management Description – • Driven purchase initiatives to conclude purchase contracts on most competitive rates/ commercial terms and conditions with deft application of negotiation skills • Managed purchase supplies, services & equipment required in accordance with purchasing procedures prescribed by the company. Sourced and developed new components from existing supplier base • Monitored procurement activities for materials, price negotiation, ordering & coordinating with related departments to ensure timely availability of the materials • Structured operational budget and monitoring implementation of cost control measures to contain expenses • Devised materials procurement plans in coordination with operations and defining delivery schedules • Managed day-to-day supply chain operations and ensured order fulfillment and maintained excellent relationship with the customers using subject matter expertise in fulfillment, inbound and outbound logistics, and overall supply chain systems. • Utilized Six Sigma and Lean practices to optimize supply chain and operations processes. • Gathered data on existing processes, analyze it with statistical software to discover areas of defects or inefficiencies, and define project opportunities for improvements in the process area. Company Name – Drive India Enterprise Solutions Limited; Sep 2011 – June 2013 Title – Executive - Supply Chain Management Description – • Deftly planned, organized and controlled entire warehouse operations including issuing of inventory report, IN/OUT status report, dead stock report, goods age report, consumption report and manpower status report to upper Management. • Followed up ERP program against with actual activities and maintained MIS reporting Maintenance of stock register. • Carried out stock audit and verification on daily and monthly basis. • Accountable for coordinating with Remote Location Warehouses for timely availability of material to customers. Company Name – Bagno Design (West India) Pvt Ltd; Dec 2009 – Sep 2011 Title – Stock Controller Description – • Efficiently carried out warehousing operations by assuring optimal inventory levels to attain maximum cost savings with minimum holding of stock. • Responsible for monitoring effective inventory control for ensuring ready availability of materials to meet the business targets thereby leading to revenue generation and profitability. • Responsible for preparation of Stock inward outward, receipts, binning & storage plan and other related documents. • Maintained highest standards of customer service while giving preference to customer satisfaction & promptly resolving their problems & concerns. • Handled the whole gamut of store management functions and ensuring achievement of top line & bottom line targets; looking after judicious space management and following up for timely delivery of material. • Efficiently coordinated with the Warehouse for delivery and carried out follow up with the production department for products availability and distribution. • Managed Inventory ensuring uninterrupted supplies and managing dispatch ensuring timely delivery, cost effectively; looked after Inventory control, Material Requirement planning, purchase management verification of stocks. • Efficiently generated various MIS reports like warehouse occupancy, Stock availability Vs Sales Orders, outstanding dues etc.; handle various commercial matters. Company Name – Jyoti International; Nov 2008 – Nov 2009 Title – Executive-Logistics Description – • Instrumental in handling clearance under High Sea Sale, Pre & Post Shipment Documentation and placing High Sea Sale contract with Customer. • • • • • • Involved in the procurement of material chasing & planning of all type of Importing of Telecommunication Parts like Cable, BTS, DTRU, Antenna, Microwaves component. Interacted with CHA/CONCOR, Shipping Line & Airlines for filing IGM, CAN (Consol) or D.O/ E.O. & FDS. Handled Shipment Tracking & timely Custom Clearance from Airport & ICD’s/CFS & Sea Ports, Freight negotiation with shipping lines & arranging Containers for Import (Inbound & Outbound logistics (LCL, FCL cargo) Local Transportation Like arranging vehicle for Materials. Conducted WPC,DGFT & Customs related matters such as issuance of WPC Licenses for Microwaves items & Frequency related telecom products , Issued Import WPC License for restricted items like Microwaves items & Frequency related telecom products, DEPB Purchase from market for customs duty payment. Finalized contract to CHA/Freight Forwarder/Transporter. Company Name – Mersk (I) Pvt. Ltd; Oct 2007 – Oct 2008 Title – Co-ordinator-Logistics Description – • Accountable for handling Exports and accordingly to Booking the containers with Shipping Line and made sure that the documents like packing list, factory Invoice and Declarations are forwarded to the concern person. • Prepared Packing list, Factory Invoice and Declaration forwarded to the Custom House Agent (CHA) for planning shipping Bill. • Co-ordinated with shipping line for DO, Transporter to pick the containers with in time frame and with CHA regarding the status of the Export shipments.. • Responsible for maintains the record of Commercial Invoice,Paking List,proforma Invoice, Bill of Lading in COSMOS Company Name – Maersk Global Service Centre Pvt. Ltd; Oct 2006 – April 2007 Title – Officer Description – • Supervised queries with European customer service, pricing and operation desk with regard to system up dates of the shipping instructions and maintained timely issuance of the original Bill of Lading. Company Name – AcNielsen Org Marg; May 2005 – May 2006 Title – Auditor Description – • Managed activities/ functions connected with the dealers and doctors. • Executed auditing activities as per the pre-defined audit plans and recording relevant findings and submitted audited schedules with the defined time frame. Company Name – Aplab Ltd; June 2003 – April 2005 Title – Computer operator Description – • Executed operations of the commercial department and prepared relevant invoice entries in the system ad generated reports of the invoice and other relevant billing EDUCATION MBA, Logistics Institute of Business Management studies Diploma in Export Import management Welingkar Institute of management development and research Advanced Diploma in Web-Centric Computing Bachelor of Commerce NIIT Mumbai University Technical Skills DOS Ver 3.0-6.2, Windows NT, UNIX, HTML, SQL Server 7.0, MS Access, Sybase, C++, Visual Basic 6.0